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Château Mouton Rothschild Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac 2020

Reviews

100 -James Suckling -

The purity of blackcurrants, blueberries, creme de cassis, and flowers. Hints of subtle spearmint. Iron. Blood orange. Medium-bodied with a compacted palate, like a cylinder of perfectly ripe fruit and fine tannins. A million layers of tight-grained tannins. It goes on and on. Such freshness and weightlessness to it. Ethereal. New classicism. Modern take on the 1986. 12.79% alcohol. 84% cabernet sauvignon, 13% merlot, 2% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot. Drink after 2030 but hard to not drink now.

100 -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

The 2020 Mouton Rothschild is a striking wine and one that I regretted not purchasing en primeur as soon as it landed in my glass. Offering up complex aromas of minty cassis, pencil shavings, loamy soil, cigar wrapper, espresso roast and violets, it's medium to full-bodied, broad and layered, with terrific concentrated, beautifully refined tannins and a long, penetrating finish. Checking in at 12.8% alcohol, its incipient complexity, ineffable sense of completeness and exquisite balance mark it out as the purists' choice among the trio of 2018, 2019 and 2020. In this vintage, the lots that made it into the blend were largely confined to the core gravel terroirs that represent Mouton's heart, meaning that there's a little less to go around. This was the first vintage overseen by Mouton's new technical director, Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy, and he has begun with a flying start.

100 -Decanter -

Dark fruits on the nose, blackcurrants and cherries with savoury nuances of dark chocolate and tobacco. Fresh and forward on the palate, this hits you square on, still very lean and direct, almost piercing and severe in its intensity and drive, though wonderfully precise: it’s like an arrow. Serious and focussed yet full and layered, the texture is lovely, a slight graininess that lingers but it’s the acidity and the fruit purity that are so excellent - they give such a sense of vibrancy and make this wine so thrilling. You get a feeling of pent-up energy, but after a few minutes the slight density of the ripe fruit comes through, giving some plushness and weight. I love the Cabernet details and the mineral element that leaves the mouth cool and fresh. A well constructed, subtle beauty.

99 -Wine Enthusiast -

97+ -Jeb Dunnuck -

The 2020 Château Mouton Rothschild is in the running for the biggest, baddest, and most concentrated wine in the vintage. Based on 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petite Verdot brought up in new barrels, this inky hued beast of wine offers up classic Mouton ripe black fruits, scorched earth, tobacco leaf, and freshly sharpened pencil-like aromatics. These carry to a full-bodied, concentrated, tannic, backward 2020 with terrific purity, building, mouth-coating tannins, terrific balance, and one gorgeous finish. Unfortunately, as with many of the top 2020s, this isn't for those looking for instant gratification, and a decade (or more) of cellaring is advised. This hit 13.1% natural alcohol with a pH of 3.78. It will be a 50-, 60-, 70+-year wine.

96 -Vinous -

The 2020 Mouton-Rothschild has a delineated and intense bouquet, slightly more tertiary than its peers, with graphite and cedar notes developing in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins. Silky smooth in texture, it's a very polished 2022, fanning out gloriously toward the finish. To put it prosaically, this is a very delicious First Growth with a very sustained aftertaste and the sapidity to tempt you back for more. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

Technical Details

Blend 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
Winemaker Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub Region Left Bank
Appellation Pauillac
Vineyard Estate Vineyards of Château Mouton Rothschild
Farming Method Sustainable Practices
Oak 100% new French oak
Fermentation Separated by parcel and gravity-fed into temperature-controlled oak vats for alcoholic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation completed in tank
Aging / Cooperage 18 to 22 months in 100% new French oak
Alcohol 13%

Château Mouton Rothschild Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac 2020

Name: Château Mouton Rothschild Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac 2020
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1014852
Price: 649.0 USD
Availability: InStock

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JS100, WA100, DC100, WE99, JD97+, VN96

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The 2020 is arguably the greatest Mouton Rothschild since the legendary 1982. Three critics awarded it 100 points: James Suckling, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (William Kelley), and Decanter. Wine Enthusiast scored it 99, Jeb Dunnuck 97+, and Vinous 96. It was also the inaugural vintage under new technical director Jean-Emmanuel Danjoy, following Philippe Dhalluin's retirement, and Danjoy began with a flying start. The blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot, harvested between September 7 and 24 at just 12.8% alcohol with only 49% of the harvest making it into the Grand Vin, is a wine of uncommon purity and precision. James Suckling described the purity of blackcurrants, blueberries, crème de cassis, and flowers, with subtle spearmint, iron, and blood orange, medium-bodied with a compacted palate of tight-grained tannins that go on and on, calling it ethereal and a new classicism, a modern take on the 1986. William Kelley described an ineffable sense of completeness and exquisite balance, the purist's choice among the trio of 2018, 2019, and 2020. Drinking window 2030 to 2060 and beyond. The label features a dreamscape by Scottish painter Peter Doig, a homage to the vineyard workers who bring great wine into existence. A three perfect-score Mouton Rothschild at a price that is genuinely exceptional. Grab it before it's gone.

About The Producer

Chateau Mouton Rothschild, a Premier Cru Classé from the Bordeaux region and one of the world's greatest wines, is owned by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild. The estate includes 205 acres of vines at Pauillac planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (77%), Merlot (11%), Cabernet Franc (10%) and Petit Verdot (2%). In 1853, Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild bought Chateau Brane-Mouton. In 1922, his great-grandson Baron Philippe de Rothschild (1902-1988) decided to take the future of the estate into his own hands. His 65 years at Mouton bear witness to the strength of his personality, his spirit of enterprise and his sense of innovation. In 1922, he was the first to introduce chateau bottling. In 1926, he built the famous Grand Chai, the majestic 100-meter first year cellar, which has become a major attraction for visitors to Mouton. 1945 marked the start of a fascinating collection of works of art, created every year for the Mouton label by famous painters. In 1973, after a twenty-year battle, Baron Philippe obtained a revision of the 1855 classification and Mouton was officially recognized as a First Growth. In 1988, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild succeeded her father Baron Philippe. She has become the guarantor of the quality of an illustrious wine whose motto proudly proclaims, "First I am, second I was, I Mouton do not change."

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